Sorry guys. I write what I read. Hopefully I'll write more BotW chapters soon. Merry Christmas though. This is my first 10,000 word FanFiction. Tell me if you like it.
I don't own Naruto. Wish I did.
Sandaime Hokage POV
"Report to me immediately, after you cleaned away the bodies!"
"Yes Hokage-sama!" The ANBU said. The Hokage surveyed the damage, and then proceeded to lift Naruto onto his shoulder and shunshined to his office. 'I don't understand!' He thought. 'The seal was supposed to hold almost all the fox's chakra, only letting a small amount through. Naruto had released so much at once, that it felt like a mini nine-tails entered the village.'
"ANBU!" The Hokage said into his speaker. An ANBU member appeared. "I need you to summon Jiraiya, the Toad Sage Sannin, back to the village. This is a high priority S-class mission. Do you understand?"
"Yes Hokage-sama!" The ANBU left as fast as possible. The Hokage turned to Naruto, who was laying on the couch. His body was extensively burned, but he could see the healing taking place. 'At least the fox's chakra still does that.' The Hokage tried to comprehend what had happened. The Kyuubi festival had taken place today. Just that morning he had gone to Naruto's apartment, with a birthday gift(A new set of Kunai, and his monthly stipend, plus a little extra). And then, in the night, he had felt the surge of chakra. How the seal had failed he didn't know.
"Hokage-sama?" He heard from the outside.
"Yes, come in." Another ANBU entered the room. "Report."
"The damage to the buildings are minimal, the bodies have been cleared. We also found what appeared to be the remnants of a stake." The Hokage's eyes widened. 'It seems the civilians had attempted to kill Naruto.' "There was only one survivor. She's still unconscious, but it doesn't seem as if the boy, did it. Instead of claw marks, like we found on the bodies, she suffered blunt trauma to the side of her head. As if she was slapped away."
"Have you identified the bodies?" The Hokage asked.
"Some, sir. Most of the bodies were too brutally mutilated to be identified."
"And the identity of the girl."
"An unbranded Hyuuga, sir. Possibly the heiress"
"Are you sure?"
"Yes Hokage-sama."
"Thank you. Take your leave." He waved the ANBU away. 'Why would the heiress be present? She had no reason to be out that late at night. And why didn't he kill her too? Why Minato? Why did I take this job again?!' Glancing back over to Naruto, he saw that Naruto had suffered many stab wounds. His blood had soaked through his shirt, and his breathing was labored. He thumbed his call button. "Call a medic-nin to my office immediately. Thank you." He sank back into his chair, letting the time pass.
Then, over the intercom he heard, "The medic-nin is here sir. I'm sending her in." The medic-nin entered.
"You asked for me, Hokage-sama?"
"Yes I did. I want to know what is of the Hyuuga girl in care currently."
"She is doing fine sir, only blunt trauma to her left temple. She will wake in a few minutes. Anything else?"
"Please check in Naruto will be waking up today." He said, pointing to the couch. He noticed the look in the medic-nin's eyes, but he didn't have the energy to say anything. Reluctantly, the ninja checked for Naruto's vitals.
"The boy, is fine, Hokage-sama. He has chakra burns, and stab wounds. They are all healing very well, he should wake up soon." The ninja said. "Anything else, sir?"
"No, you can leave. Thank you." The Hokage nodded to the medic-nin. After she had left, the Hokage pondered what was wrong with the seal.
"Where am I?" A groggy voice said. "Jiji?"
"Ahh Naruto, your awake. How are you feeling?"
"...I don't know Jiji. Why do the villagers hate me so much. Th-They tried t-t-to k-k-k...kill me!" At this point Naruto was sobbing into the Hokage's robes. He was reduced to incoherent rambling. The Hokage let the eight year old cry into his robe, wishing he could do more.
After Naruto had calmed down somewhat, the Hokage spoke again. "What do you remember, before waking up?"
"Um...I was tied to this pole thing, and then they stabbed me, and they...they kept calling me a demon child, and then...and then, this girl with weird eyes tried to stop them. I remember feeling really happy when she did, but then they hit here with the handle on the sword, and threw her to the side, and they said that...that I had p-pos-ssed her, and I don't know why, but when they hit her, I got really mad at them, and then this voice inside my head said that if I killed them, the pain would go away, and I told it I didn't want to, but then I could feel it...take over my body, and I felt really strong for a second...and I don't remember anything after that. What's wrong with me Jiji? Where did the voice come from?! Why did it s-"
"Your ranting, Naruto."
"Sorry, Jiji."
"It's understandable. After such a traumatic experience, I'm surprised you're even talking."
"Jiji? What did I do, to make the village so angry with me? I just want to understand why." he said, with a voice full of pain and longing.
"I was hoping to tell you this when you became a Chuunin, but I won't deny you information. However, this information is highly confidential, and cannot leave this room." Naruto's face was scrunched up in confusion. The Hokage just sighed, "You can't tell anybody else Naruto, unless you are sure they deserve to know."
"Okay." he nodded. "Just...I need to know why."
"Eight years ago, the Kyuubi attacked the village, and the Yondaime Hokage defeated it. He sealed it away, into his son. He sealed the Kyuubi, into you Naruto."
Naruto froze, a look of fear on his face. "So...the villagers are right. I'm a demon."
"NO! YOU ARE NOT!" Naruto flinched. "Naruto, you are a prison for the Kyuubi. The Kyuubi will always be contained inside you, all your thoughts, feelings, actions are yours. The fox can't control you. You need to understand that. Never, think that you are the Kyuubi."
"Then why do the villagers call me a demon?"
"Because they are ignorant and stupid. They can't tell the difference between a sword and it's sheath." The Hokage could only hope that Naruto wouldn't delve into self-loathing.
"Why did the Fourth, seal it inside his own...son. I'M HIS SON?!"
"Yes Naruto. You are the son of Kushina Uzumaki and Minato Namikaze."
"YEAH, ALRIGHT! I HAVE THE BEST DAD IN THE WORLD. HAHA." Naruto was bouncing around the room, shouting, and laughing, until all the sadness had gone. Now only curiosity remained. "Why did he seal it inside me though? I'm his son!"
"Minato, had a motto, when he became Hokage. He said that he would treat everyone in the village as equals, and no one person was more important than the other. He would protect every villager at the expense of his life if he had to. He said that a Hokage was a father to everybody. And his last words to me, were that if he couldn't sacrifice his own newly born son, then he didn't deserve to be Hokage." Naruto was silent for awhile. You could practically see the gears turning in his brain.
"I'm going to be Hokage, and protect everybody. Even if they hate me. I'll be the best Kage to ever live. Even better that my dad. I'll do it, no matter how hard it is. As a final thank you, to my Dad."
"That is a great goal, Naruto, I'm sure that you'll become Hokage. And I promise to be there to see it. But that'll never happen until you get your grades up."
"Hey! It's not my fault my grades are so low."
"Then who's is it?"
"I don't know Jiji. Everything I do is harder than it should be. Like my test yesterday had a question that said if 2x is equal to a kunai's speed, and the force of gravity is 3x to the 72nd power, what is the height of the kunai 100 meters from the thrower. I haven't learned that. What does it even mean?" 'Those are Jonin questions! The teachers have been tampering with his tests!'
"What else is hard?"
"When we do Taijutsu, the teachers always tell me to tilt my feet towards each other, but I look around, and other people have straight feet. But the teacher's tell me that they're doing it wrong too."
"Look Naruto. Some teachers are going to try and stop you from learning. When you are doing Taijutsu, just copy other students. And the tests...just leave them to me. Now then Naruto I want you t-"
"What do you need Hiruzen-sensei?" The Hokage looked up in surprise. Jiraiya was standing there.
"How did you get here so fast?" The Hokage asked.
"It's been 6 hours since you assigned the mission sir" The ANBU said.
"Really?" He checked the clock, it was 5 in the morning. "Well alright. You will be paid this afternoon. Thank you." He said, addressing the ANBU. "Well, thank you for coming on such short notice, Jiraiya."
"Who's this Jiji?"
"Who's this little kid. How has he not heard of the Gallant Toad Sage?" Before the Hokage could respond, Jiraiya turned to Naruto. "Surely you've heard of Icha-Icha before, right?" He said, pulling out a little orange book.
"Yeah I have."
"Of course you have. Now how d-"
"The women said only perverts read them. So your a pervert." Naruto said, a look of disgust on his face.
"I'm not a pervert. I'm a Super pervert!" Naruto and the Hokage sweat dropped. 'He doesn't even try to hide it'
"Look, Jiraiya, this kid is the Jinchuuriki, and we have reason to believe that the seal is failing.
"What's a Jinchuuriki and what do you mean the seal is failing?"
"A Jinchuuriki is a demon carrier, and today, the lapse in your memory resulted in the Kyuubi influencing you, telling you to kill them.
"Kid, take off your shirt and mould your chakra." Naruto complied, and the seal appeared on his stomach.
"Jiji, did I kill anybody?"
"Yes Naruto. people died."
"But Jiji! You said the Kyuubi didn't control me!"
"Look kid it doesn't matter. The Kyuubi still doesn't control you."
"How do you know?"
"I'm looking at the seal right now. Don't tell me what I know and don't know."
"Alright Jiraiya, how bad is it?" The Hokage asked, trying to control the conversation.
"It's better than it could be, but not optimal. The seal is a eight trigram seal, designed to leak chakra into his system. It only opens during times of extreme stress, like a life-threatening situation or times of extreme anger. At least that's what it's meant to do.
"What do you mean?"
"The eighth node is designed to protect his mind from the Fox. So The Kyuubi can't influence him. It's not complete. It still protects Naruto's mind, but The Kyuubi is an embodiment of hate. Any negative emotions and it will try to influence him."
"Is there anyway to fix it?"
"That would be way too risky to try. We would end up releasing the fox instead. It's safest to just let it be."
"So I have to live like this forever?"
"I think so, kid. Eventually you could control the Fox's chakra, but until then...I would just try not to get angry."
"Well how am I supposed to do that?!"
"I will inform the council. They'll know what to do."
"I have one question, Hiruzen-sensei. Why hasn't this happened before. With how the village treats him, he should have killed a lot of people by now."
"A 5 year old's anger is just sadness aimed outwards. His 6th and 7th birthday were spent with me. And Naruto isn't one to get angry easily. Irritated, yes. But Naruto usually doesn't get angry. But I suspect it has something to do with the Hyuuga girl who helped him."
"Ahh, a girl. Completely understandable."
"It wasn't like that! Ero-jisan! I was just happy someone would defend me, but when they hit her, I hated them."
"Sure kid, sure. Whatever you need to think. Now then, if we're done, I need to do some research. Bye!" He jumped out the window, disappearing from sight.
"Is he always like that, Jiji?"
"Yes Naruto. Now then, you can't tell anybody about your parents, just like the Kyuubi."
"Why not?" He whined.
"Both your parents made many enemies, it would be unsafe for you."
"Then why am I called Uzumaki?"
"Everyone believes that it's just a tribute to your mother, Kushina. No one thinks you're her son. Naruto, after you killed those people, their friends will obviously come after you. We are moving you out of your apartment, and into your parents private home. You will inherit all they owned, and live by yourself."
"What?"
"You have a new home, and money."
"Awesome! I can't wait! Let's go!" He tried to leave.
"You don't know where it is Naruto!"
"Oh yeah." He said sheepishly, "Sorry."
"It's located on the outskirts of the village. On the eastern side. You'll find a field of grass that you can use for training, and a massive gate. There will be a seal on the gate, just wipe your blood on it, and you'll be recognized as the new owner. I'll visit in the afternoon."
"Thanks, Jiji." He said, and ran to hug the Hokage. He turned towards the door, but before he opened it he turned around again. "Jiji?"
"Yes Naruto."
"Do I have to go to school tomorrow?"
"No Naruto, you need some time. Just go back after the break, Alright?"
"And can I change my name?"
"What do you mean, Naruto?"
"I just want to be called Naruto Namikaze instead. To honor my dad."
"But people aren't supposed to know who your father is."
"If people don't know who my mother is, then they don't know who my father is."
"It may be true, but you look like a carbon copy of your father, minus the whisker marks."
"Just...please Jiji. I really want this." The Hokage stares at the blondes pleading face. His heart melted until it resembled goo.
"Alright. Fine. From now on Naruto Uzumaki is renamed as, Naruto Namikaze."
Naruto smiled, one of his only real, genuine smiles. "Thanks Jiji. I'll see you later. " and he left.
The Hokage turned around, and watched the sun, rise above the horizon. It seemed it would be, another sleepless night for him. 'And I just finished the paperwork work. *Sigh* I'm too old for this shit.'
Naruto's POV
He walked down the street slowly, trying to absorb all the knowledge he had learned, and a mantra playing over, and over in his head. 'I'm not the fox, I'm not the fox, I'm not the fox…' He was still having trouble accepting that. He stared at his hands, wondering if they were the same hands that killed, or the foxes. 'No! Jiji said that I'm not the Fox, and the people are stupid. He wouldn't lie.' With that thought, he sped to his new home. He had nothing important in his apartment, just empty ramen cups. Everything Naruto held dearly, was kept with him at all times. His wallet, his money, his clothes. Hopefully he could get new ones. The ones he was wearing were covered in blood.
Finally, he stopped at what he thought was the place. There was a small house in the middle of a field. Naruto tried to get there, but recoiled when an electric shock tore through his body. Jiji has said something about a gate. Naruto looked around, and just 15 meters to his left. A massive gate stood alone. There was intricate writing that Naruto couldn't decipher. Jiji has said to wipe his blood on the seal. Naruto used his long canine to bite his thumb, and pressed it to the gate. The seal glowed red for a second, before vanishing, and the gate opened. Naruto stepped trough, and as soon as he passed, the gate swung shut behind him, but now the seal was gone. In its place was a symbol the read "Namikaze".
"A new home. Where no one can hurt me." He mumbled under his breath. As he trudged his way to the house, he saw a lot of wooden stakes with targets. The perfect training grounds.
Inside the house, there was a wall dedicated to scrolls. Lots of scrolls. Naruto cringed at the thought of reading them all. Compared to his old place, this place was gigantic. 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom. Naruto slowly explored his new home. After inspecting all the other rooms, he checked the Master Bedroom. A King sized bed stood against the far wall, and a crib was in the corner. 'That's where I was supposed to be!' He didn't like the crib, it made him question what his life would have been like if his parents were still alive.
Sitting down on the bed, he realized how tired he was, and how much stuff had taken place. That morning, for the first time in years, cried himself to sleep.
In the afternoon he heard a jingle coming from outside. "Come in!" He shouted, not quite awake. Soon enough, the Hokage was standing in his home. He had brought some clothes. "Hey Jiji. What are you doing here?"
"Well Naruto, I just wanted to make sure you were accustomed to your new home. It's very different from your apartment."
"It's so big! But there are a lot of scrolls…" He trailed off.
"I happen to know that Minato only wrote down the best Jutsu. Every scroll is important. Is there anything you need?"
"Ramen. "
"Other than that."
"Could you take the crib away. I don't like looking at it." He said looking away. He was ashamed of himself for seeming weak.
"Don't be ashamed. Show your emotions. Emotions can make a Shinobi powerful. Love, and Friendship. That's what you should fight for. It's okay to be weak sometimes, as long as your strong other times. Now then, I'll take the crib away, and leave you be. Remember to go back after the Winter Break, Naruto."
"Alright Jiji." After the Hokage had left, Naruto changed into his new clothes, threw the bloody ones away. Naruto opened his closet he found what looked like a cloak designed for a 12 year old. It was white, with red flames on the bottom. On it was written "Naruto Namikaze". He pulled it out and tried it on. The bottom lay on the floor. 'I'll wear it when I graduate.' He thought.
After replacing it, he went over to the dresser and looked inside one of the drawers. It was empty, any clothes had been eaten away. Finally, the desk. It was a standard mahogany desk. Inside however, there was a letter.
Dear Naruto,
If you're reading this, I am dead. I wrote this as insurance so that you would know who I was. I'm sorry I left you. When I found out Kushina was pregnant, I was so excited. Now I can't see you grow up. Hopefully, Kushina is there with you. If not, I'm sorry you are alone. We have left you with everything we owned. You are the heir to the Uzumaki and the Namikaze clan, as well as the only living one. Hopefully, you have already graduated. If not, something must have happened. In my scroll library, you will find all my Jutsu, including the Hiraishin and Rasengan. You will also find a diary I kept when I was younger. Just know that your mother and I would be proud of you,no matter what you do, and we love you. I hope you can forgive us.
With Undying Love and Devotion,
Kushina Uzumaki and Minato Namikaze
Naruto read and re-read the letter. The only words he had from his parents. He stood, and slowly walked to the wall of scrolls. On the far left, he found a small notebook. He opened the first page.
A Ninja is always careful and focused.
Today I found out Kushina was pregnant. To tell the truth, I'm scared about what this means for the kid. As Hokage I might not survive to see him grow up. As a failsafe, I'm going to write a letter, after we name him. Also, Jiraiya-sensei just finished his book. So far I like it. Naruto never gives up. Hopefully, the book is successful. I discovered the cure to paperwork, Kage Bunshin. I only have the reserves to make 10 or so. I aim to master it as fast as possible.
Before Naruto could cry to himself, he put the book in his pocket. He turned to the scrolls, picking one at random.
Kawarimi, E-class
Hand signs: Tiger, Boar, Ox, Dog, Snake
Used for: Escaping an attack, the user switches places with an object
Shunshin, D-class
Hand signs: Tiger
Used for: Extreme movement, the user supercharges their cells with chakra, allowing undetectable movement.
Hiraishin, S-class
Hand signs: N/A
Used for: Teleportation, the user places a seal, and opens a pocket dimension, allowing instantaneous teleportation. User releases a yellow flash.
'An S-class Jutsu? Awesome! What else did my dad do?' He wondered. He glanced at the next scroll, and noticed 'Namikaze' was on the outside. Pulling it out, he opened it.
Rasengan, A-class
Hand signs: N/A
Used for: Chakra attack, the user gathers chakra in their palm, rotating it in multiple directions, containing it in a ball, before ramming it into a target
Note: This Jutsu is incomplete. I want to add Nature manipulation to it.
Below both the Rasengan and Hiraishin had extensively detailed diagrams. 'In his notebook, Dad talked about a Bunshin thing?' Naruto searched the shelves. Every scroll was labeled, Nature, Summoning, Henge, Taijutsu(Naruto took this one), Genjutsu, Walking(Naruto took this one too), Releases, Genjutsu Identification, Bunshin. 'Here it is!' He pulled it off the shelf.
Bunshin, E-class
Hand signs: Ram, Snake, Tiger
Used for: A fake clone, used as diversion
Kage Bunshin, B-class
Hand signs: Tiger
Used for: A solid clone, user splits chakra evenly among clones, creating solid copies. It is very chakra intensive, should not be attempted with low reserves. The solid clone has a mind of its own, and can understand what the user wants based on the user's thoughts before use. When the clone runs out of chakra, or is hit with a solid blow, it will dissipate, and any chakra and memories the clone has will be transferred to the owner. This makes it perfect for espionage, as it can gather information, and later dissipate without escaping. Kage Bunshin can also use Jutsu themselves, but only with enough chakra.
'They sound really cool! Let me try!' Naruto looked back at the hand signs. Good thing they had learned the hand signs in school. He placed all the scrolls on the desk, stood in a horse stance, and concentrated his chakra. "Kage Bunshin no Jutsu!" He shouted. The room filled with smoke, and he was squished into a corner, the room was overflowing with bodies, practically stacked on top of each other. "Hey what's going on?"
"I don't know!"
"Get off me!"
"I can't!"
"Release!" All the clones disappeared, and the real Naruto was left alone. "Hehe, I guess I used too much chakra." He said to himself. Thankfully, the scrolls hadn't been damaged. He picked up the Hiraishin and Rasengan scroll. 'If I want to be a better Hokage than my Dad, I need to learn his Jutsu. He said the Rasengan isn't complete. I'll finish it for him.' He thought with conviction. He checked the scroll labeled walking.
Tree climbing
Gathering chakra in the feet, stick to side of a tree, allowing the user to walk up walls and on ceilings
Water walking
Flowing chakra in a stream through your feet, you float over the water
Note: Both these techniques are good chakra control training. You learn these, and you can learn any Jutsu.
Naruto had made up his mind. He would become the best ninja in the academy, and if his Dad was the greatest Hokage, then he could be even better.
Time skip: 2 ½ months
Today was the first of January and the beginning of the new semester. Naruto has promised the Hokage that he would go back to school. Over the last two months, Naruto has improved drastically, mastering the walking exercises and working on the 2nd stage of the Rasengan. Jiraiya has come by once, and pointed out what Naruto was doing wrong. Naruto has attempted the Hiraishin too but nothing had happened, no matter how hard he tried. Naruto had new clothing, a black t shirt with a red swirl on the back, orange pants and a kunai holder strapped to his right knee.
Walking towards the academy, he saw the looks on civilians' faces. They were full of hate, but there was a new look too, a look of fear. Naruto hated it. He really hated it. He didn't want to be feared. He could feel the Fox trying to influence him. He spoke sometimes, always angry and jerkish. Naruto ignored him. His father had written that a good Ninja never let his emotions affect his thoughts. He felt emotions, but never let them control him, only empower. Naruto has practiced his self-control and was happy to say that he could somewhat control his anger.
Naruto was still excited though. He could feel how much stronger he was. His chakra control was better, he could understand what he read. He also understood that some people would always try to sabotage him. It wasn't enough, but it was the best he could do as an orphan.
Out of the corner of his eye, he saw an ANBU member tailing him. After the incident, the Hokage had insisted Naruto be watched when he left home. Naruto found it slightly annoying, but he could understand why it had to happen. Naruto entered the school, and slowly walked to his classroom.
Inside the Classroom
Iruka gazed over the class, noting who was absent. He had hoped that Naruto would have returned by now. He had been informed by the Hokage that teachers were sabotaging Naruto's test, and Naruto should have returned by today. He took attendance.
"Sakura Haruno?"
"Here!"
Sasuke Uchiha?"
"I'm here."
"Ino Yamanaka?"
"Yes."
"Hinata Hyuuga?"
"H-here."
"Naruto…Naruto Namikaze?"
"I'm right here." Naruto stood in the doorway, a fake smile plastered on his face.
"When did you change your name?"
"A couple months ago. I wanted to try something new." Naruto said before making his way into the classroom. He saw the look on most of the kids faces.
"Nobody wants you here. Get rid of them."
'Shut up, you stupid fox!' He screamed in his head. He looked for a seat, and spotted one in the back, next to a familiar looking girl with weird eyes. 'I remember those eyes...that's the girl from that night! I should say thank you." He walked over to her. As he approached, he noticed how red she was. 'Is she sick or something?'
"Your that girl from the Kyuubi Festival, right?" He asked. She nodded. "Well, I never got to thank you, and I'm sorry that you got hurt because of me." He looked away.
"I-I-It's f-fine." She was nervous. He was standing right in front of her, thanking her for something she was sure he would hate her for. He didn't want help. That's what she thought.
"I'm Naruto Namikaze." He said holding out his hand.
"I'm H-Hin-nata Hy-yuu-g-ga." He blinked, her sentence was barely audible, and he had a hard time working through her stutter.
"Do you always stutter?" He asked innocently.
"G-g-gom-m-men." Her eyes teared up.
"No no. Don't cry. I was just wondering. There's nothing wrong with a stutter."
"I-I only st-stutter when I'm n-n-ner-v-vou-s-s." It was getting worse.
"Why are you nervous? I'm not going to do anything."
"G-gomen."
"Well anyway, is the seat free?" He said pointing at the seat next to her. She flushed red, to the point where she looked like a tomato.
"H-h-hai!" She squeaked out.
"Thanks Hinata-chan!" She couldn't take anymore. She squealed and fainted on the spot, slumping onto the desk. 'Is she okay?!' Naruto thought. He'd seen that happen before, she seemed to faint a lot, but he still hoped she wasn't sick. Iruka always said to leave her be, and she'd wake up. Thankfully, she woke up just as the class started.
"Are you alright, Hinata-chan?" Naruto asked, concern etched on his face. She blushed again.
"Y-y-yes, N-n-nar-r-ruto-k-k-kun." They weren't paying really attention, Iruka was only saying that he was glad they were back. Hinata was ecstatic. Naruto was sitting with her and talking to her. He wasn't mad. He called her chan! She'd been stalking him since he'd saved her from those mean kids, and had a very strong crush, but was too shy to say anything.
"Alright class, let's go outside and demonstrate what you've learned over the break. Any volunteers…no, alright I'm calling on people. Sakura?"
"No Sensei."
"Ino?"
"Okay!" Naruto wasn't paying attention. He turned to Hinata.
"Do you have anything to show, Hinata-chan?"
"I-I do, b-but...it's n-not strong." She cringed.
"Of course it's strong! You stop those guys! You're stronger than I am!"
"T-that's n-not what m-my...Dad says." She winced. She didn't feel like she was strong.
"Bullshit! Anybody who can stand up to those guys is strong!"
"Language!" He just smiled. Did he really believe that she was strong? His eyes sparkled, but there was a new thing in them. The eyes of someone who had glimpsed the real world, and was prepared to take it.
"I believe in you, Hinata, and you should too." He said, holding her hand. She blushed, but told herself that he was right, and she could do it.
"Hinata? Are you ready?"
"Yes." She said without stuttering. She stepped into the field, facing the wooden post. "Eight Trigrams: 16 palms!" She relentlessly attack the post, and when she was done, you could clearly see chakra palm imprints.
The class clapped. "I'm impressed, Hinata." Iruka said. Naruto was smiling, which made Hinata glow. She'd never felt so happy since her mother had died.
"Good job, Hinata-chan!" Naruto said when she lined up "I told you."
"Yes, thank you N-naruto-kun." She was still embarrass by the honorific.
"Sasuke Uchiha?"
"Yes." He went to the front. Tiger, Ram, Monkey, Boar, Horse, Tiger. "Fire Style: Fireball Jutsu!" He said and a blast of fire left his mouth, charring the poor wooden stake.
"Yeah! Sasuke! He's so cool!" Some new Fangirls screamed. He just stared at them awkwardly, before slowly turning away.
"O-kay?" Naruto asked, not sure what had happened. Hinata was just as confused. Sasuke wasn't very attractive, and he wasn't as nice as Naruto was. So why were most of the girls attracted to him? "Thank god your not like that, Hinata."
"Naruto Namikaze?"
"Hey, what would the idiot even do? He doesn't have any family!"
"And he's been gone for months!" Various things were heard throughout the group of students. It was to the point where Iruka had to use his signature technique.
"BE QUIET!" He screamed, using the Bighead no Jutsu. "Naruto is entitled to demonstrate if he feels like it. Naruto, do you have anything to present?"
"It's not complete, but I can still show."
"Just like the dead last, doesn't even know a complete Jutsu!" Sakura said. Naruto ignored her. As he stood at the charred post, he held his hand at up and closed his eyes.
There was the sound of swirling, and a blue, cyclone like structure appeared in Naruto's hand. As he concentrated it got bigger and bigger, swirling faster and faster, until, with a guttural shout, he drove his hand into the wood. Splinters flew in every direction, until Naruto pulled his hand away. The wooden post had been chipped, an indent of a swirl was the only difference. "What was the point of that? It didn't do anything as cool as Sasuke's did!" Ino said. Naruto just smiled and turned the stake around.
On the back, most of the wood was gone, a distorted hole in the middle of the wood was the only indication wood had been there. Iruka was shocked. No Jutsu name. No hand signs. Only destructive power. "Naruto...you said that it was incomplete, right?"
"Yep."
"Then I'd hate to be your enemy when you do complete it. Alright, is there anyone else?" He asked, taking control of the class again. He was met with only silence. "Thank you, to those of you who demonstrated. Those who did not, it would be better if you trained a little harder." he said, with a pointed glare at Sakura. She didn't react. "Everyone, back inside!"
"Y-y-you did a v-very g-good job N-na-naru-t-to-k-kun." Hinata had reverted back to her old shy self. The boost of confidence only lasted so long. As the class slowly trudged back to the classroom, Naruto took out a scroll labeled Taijutsu.
Taijutsu is hand to hand combat. No tricks or disguises. Therefore, you should learn as many styles as possible, so that you can counter any style you come across, Incorporate many styles into your own stance, and you will be very unpredictable. After All, the best ninja can never be predicted. Of course, with learning many styles, you will find that some fit you better than others do. Use these, but not to the point of Habit. You may come across an opponent with a better style than you. In this case, you need to end the fight as fast as possible, use every opening, and use it to the brink of insanity. Remember, overkill doesn't exist. If your opponent is stronger than you, end the fight before they can use that strength. If your opponent is faster than you, exhaust them before they hit you. A ninja can always learn more, and studying your friends and your opponents is key. Opponents, do make the best teachers. If you're having trouble identifying an opponent's weak point, observe their stance. An enemy will almost always use their stronger, dominant side first. In this case, you n-
"Put the scroll away, Naruto!" Iruka shouted. The students turned in surprise to find that the dead last was in fact, reading.
"But why?" Naruto whined. His father had been a much better teacher than any of his other teachers.
"Because you need to pay attention. Now then, what do you know about the Hokage?" The class snickered, everyone knew the blonde never had an answer.
"Which one?"
"Doesn't matter."
"Um...oh. The Yondaime Hokage was the strongest Hokage, maybe even the strongest in the world, until he died in the Kyuubi attack." Naruto winced when he said that. It was weird, not being able to say everything that he knew.
"That's true, but you could have said more, Naruto." Iruka sighed. At least he knew what they were talking about. In only the first day, Naruto had improved quite a bit. New Jutsu, and knowledge. Hopefully it would translate into his other classes.
As time passed, Naruto had a harder time paying attention. He tried to, but old habits die hard. He focused on Hinata instead. So far, she had been the nicest, and most caring person he had ever met. She didn't care that everyone else hated him, now if only he could stop the stuttering.
Hinata noticed him staring at her, and tried not to faint. He had been very nice, and he had talked to her. All day! It was a miracle. Hopefully, it would stay that way.
"Finally!" Naruto said, as the ending bell went off. He jumped out of his chair with newfound energy. "Hey, Hinata-chan? You want to train with me? You know, as friends?" 'I hope she says yes.' Meanwhile Hinata was freaking out. He had called her a friend! She desperately tried to answer.
"Y-y-yes!" She shouted. Thankfully, the room was empty. She did still blush though.
"Great! I have a training grounds at my place. We should train there."
"Y-you mean, at y-y-your-r h-ho-house?"
"Yeah! Come on!"
"Hai!" She said, and promptly fainted afterwards. Naruto just ignored it. She was fine. More importantly, she had said yes. He wasn't sure when she would wake up, so he hoisted her onto his back, and went back home. On the way, he saw the looks of disgust on the civilians faces, but didn't understand what they were thinking.
Hinata woke up just as he reached the gate. She could feel herself moving, and a nice smell. Then, she remembered exactly what had happened "Kyaa!" She screamed, and kicked herself away from Naruto. Of course, without Naruto holding her up, she landed square on her ass. "Owww!" Naruto was next to he in a flash.
"Are you okay, Hinata-chan?"
"Y-yes, N-naru-ruto-kun." She was still in pain though.
"I'm sorry for dropping you."
"It's n-not your f-fault." She really hated her stutter.
"Well anyway, we're here." He said. Hinata-Chan looked up, and in front of her was a massive gate, on it was a single seal 'Namikaze' She did notice that there was no fence though.
He grabbed her hand and helped her stand up(she blushed). As soon as they approached, the gate swung open. All she could see was a field, filled with training posts. Some were untouched, some had kunai and shuriken wedged in them. Their were craters all around. "Is this...yours?!" She was too shocked to stutter. She didn't remember him ever coming here before. Then again, he hadn't been at his apartment either.
"I moved here after… the festival. I live here now." He pointed towards his house. "Jiji gave me all this stuff." He lied. 'Jiji said, don't tell.'
"Jiji? I thought y-you didn't have a f-fam-mily."
"Jiji is the Hokage. And I'm going to replace him!"
"Wha?"
"When I grow up, I'm going to be the Hokage! The best one to ever live!"
Time passed quickly. Naruto, progressed well, but teachers still sabotaged his grades. He was unable to leave the spot of dead last, no matter how hard he tried. Hinata, however, was doing magnificently. She was the top kunoichi, and she only stuttered when Naruto got very close. Their friendship, had slowly dragged Hinata out of her shell. Naruto made her confident, and Hinata helped him control his chakra. In their third year of school, Naruto mastered the Rasengan(and demonstrated it to an astounded class), and had finally gotten the Hiraishin to work. The Hiraishin was however, incomplete, and Naruto could only use it once before his chakra control got ruined. Naruto skipped school too, but replaced himself with a shadow clone, so he would learn anyway. He trained with over 100 shadow clones everyday, some studied scrolls, some practiced Hiraishin and attempted to finish the Rasengan, and the original spent all day, reading his father's diary. The first time Hinata had seen the clones, she had fainted from being surrounded by so many Narutos. Hinata, has progressed too, and was trying to learn the Kaiten. The Hyuuga clan still didn't know that Hinata and Naruto trained together. All they knew was that Hinata came home very late and tired, but stronger and happier than she had been in the morning.
On the day before graduation, Naruto decided that they deserved a break. "Hinata, let's go eat some Ramen!"
"Naruto!" She chided. "You need to eat something other than ramen!" He was wearing a bright orange shirt and black pants.
"Hey! I didn't eat any this morning. I had a normal breakfast!" He said.
"And you should have a normal lunch too."
"Nu-uh. Ramen for life. We're going to Ichiraku's." He grabbed her hand, and sped to Ichiraku Ramen. Hinata couldn't really say no to him. After all,she did love him. Everything about him. The way he smiled and his brimming confidence. He could control himself when necessary, but could also be childish. She could never, never deny him anything.
"Alright. Let's go." He grinned.
At Ichiraku's, Naruto consumed bowl after bowl of Ramen. Hinata was comfortable with only one. She preferred Cinnamon Buns anyway. "Hey, Hinata. You ready to graduate?" Naruto asked, his mouth full of Ramen.
"I think so. I'm not sure." She said, thinking about Neji.
"Hinata! You're top Kunoichi! You are definitely graduating!" He pointed his chopsticks at her.
"Thanks, Naruto-kun." He finished his last Ramen bowl.
"I'll pay you next time, alright?" Naruto said. Teuchi just shook his head.
"This is the fifth time, Naruto!" Naruto laughed, and ran.
"You need to pay him, he feeds you all t-"
"THERE YOU ARE! NARUTO!" An ANBU squad, was at the end of the street. They seemed really angry.
"What did you do this time?" Hinata whispered. Naruto just smiled sheepishly.
"I may have, um, set off a stink bomb in their headquarters, and then, while they were distracted, um, replaced their weapons with, uh...dildos…" Hinata said nothing. She didn't trust her voice. Puberty had set in pretty hard. "I didn't do anything illegal, alright. I bought all of them." He defended, slowly backing from the ANBU.
"They sold them to you?" Hinata asked, incredulously.
"Henge." Was his only answer.
"We found Naruto, code orange. On corner of Ichiraku Ramen."
"Shit." Naruto bolted. Hinata just stepped aside for the ANBU, who had taken the chase.
"HINATA! WHAT WERE YOU DOING WITH THE DEMON BRAT?!" Hinata turned to see her father tearing down the street towards her. Her face paled after seeing his eyes. He looked fully prepared to kill her. "You will come home, NOW!" He said, his voice laced with venom.
With Naruto
'God dammit, Hinata. You were supposed to stop them! Jeez. Now I need to do it myself.' He jumped to the roof. The ANBU followed as fast as possible. "You'll never catch me, you never have and you never will!" Naruto cackled. They were slowly gaining though, so Naruto booked it to the Namikaze home. The barrier would protect him.
"GET BACK HERE, NARUTO!" said an ANBU wearing an Emu mask. They were kind of smelly. Like Kiba.
"WHY!" He shouted back, subtlety turning into the forest near his house.
"SO WE CAN SHOVE A POLE UP YOUR ASS, YOU FUCKIN' ASSHOLE!"
"LANGUAGE, EMU-SAN!" Naruto chided as he crossed his property line. "TO LATE ANYWAY!" The ANBU recoiled against the electric barrier, spazzing out, before picking themselves up. He had escaped again. They cursed many obscenities at the prankster, but they couldn't do anything about it.
'They're gone, thank god. Maybe they'll forget about it in the morning.' The gate bell rang. 'Who's that? Hinata maybe.' He walked to his gate. "Iruka-sensei? What are you doing here?"
"I just want to talk. Please, let me in." Iruka had a sophisticated, stoic look. Naruto opened his gate. As Iruka walked in the gate swung shut.
"What is it, Iruka-sensei?" Naruto asked innocently.
"WHAT WERE YOU THINKING?! DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA HOW CONFUSED THE ANBU ARE?! THEY ASKED ME, YOUR SENSEI, TO DISCIPLINE YOU! YOU'RE GRADUATING TOMORROW, CAN'T YOU BE SERIOUS FOR ONCE IN YOUR LIFE?!" Iruka ranted using his BigHead no Jutsu. Naruto didn't really react. But on the inside he was basically pissing himself. Only quick-thinking stopped it from actually happening.
"Oiroke no Jutsu!" In a puff of smoke, a busty, sexy girl stood by Iruka. "You wouldn't scream at me, would you?" She said seductively. Iruka paused, blood trickling from his nose, before pounding the girl on her head, forcing her back into Naruto.
"AND STOP USING STUPID JUTSU THAT HAVE NO USE IN THE REAL WORLD! YOU'RE ABOUT TO BECOME A NINJA GODDAMMIT!"
"It does have use in the real world! It's an anti pervert Jutsu! I know for a fact that I can knock Jiji out with it!" Iruka sighed. He'd hoped it wouldn't have come to this.
"You know what, Naruto, I'm not buying you anymore Ramen for a month." Naruto's face went dark. He was completely silent for a bit. Iruka almost felt guilty...almost.
"There will be reckoning, Iruka-sensei." Was the last thing Iruka heard before he was thrown out. The gate shut behind him. He gulped. Hopefully it wouldn't be too bad.
The next morning
"Hokage we need you!"
"What's going on?"
"Naruto's defaced the Hokage monument!"
"What?!"
"Also, all the hospitals water has been laced with laxatives, and the Nara deer have been shaved, the Akimichi have no food, the Inuzuka dogs are vomiting, the hot springs are cold, the training grounds are filled with craters, and the school has a rat, spider, cockroach infestation. No one can enter the building." The Hokage's jaw dropped at the seemingly endless list of pranks.
"How did he pull that off?! Without alerting anyone?!"
"We don't know sir. And we had an ANBU watching his house. He never left."
"Then how do you know it was him?"
"Who else would do this?"
"Bring him here. And bring Iruka Umino too."
Meanwhile, Naruto was snickering. His shadow clones had done the best he could've asked for. Good thing they had been training before. He couldn't be pinned down for this one. "Naruto Namikaze, The Hokage has asked for you to meet him at his office! Now!" He heard a voice from outside. Of course they would suspect him. He was the best prankster anyway. 'Poker face, activate!'
He made his way to the Hokage's Office, relishing in the screams of horror coming from the Inuzuka compound. At the office, he slowly made his way up the stairs. Inside, Iruka was standing by the Hokage's desk, and was looking very irritated.
"Naruto. What were you thinking?"
"Huh? What about?"
"YOU KNOW WHAT HE'S TALKING ABOUT!"
"Stay calm, Iruka. Now, Naruto, do you know what's going on?"
"I heard screams on the way here. Did something happen?"
"Yes. A series of 'pranks' hit many places last night. The village is in complete pandemonium. I want to know why you did it."
"It wasn't me! I never left home!"
"That's a lie, Naruto, and you know it! Just yesterday, you said, and I quote, 'there will be reckoning.' Who else could it be?"
"I don't know! Don't blame me!"
"Enough, Naruto. You will clean up this mess, starting with the school, then the Hokage monument, and replace he Akimichi's food. That's final."
"Jiji!"
"Respect the Hokage, Naruto!"
Naruto ignored him. He turned and stomped out. "Hopefully, the school will be ready soon. Why would he do that Hokage-sama?"
"I have no idea."
10 minutes later
Iruka walked into the classroom to find that Kiba was covered in vomit, Shikamaru was napping, and Naruto was staring at Hinata, who seemed to be avoiding him. "What are you doing here, Naruto? You're supposed to clean up your mess!" Chaos consumed the classroom.
"It was you?!"
"You idiot!"
"Why would you do that?!"
"Something could have happened to Sasuke, you dolt!"
"BE QUIET!" Iruka said using the Bighead no Jutsu. "Naruto?" He said impatiently.
"I finished."
"What do you mean you finished?! There was so much that had to be done!" Iruka said. He didn't believe Naruto could clean all of it in time for graduation.
"I cleaned the mess up."
"Go and finish, Naruto."
"I'm done. You can see that the Hokage monument is clean, the school is empty of pests, and Choji has food again. I did everything the Hokage asked. Iruka stares at him, before checking outside. The Hokage monument was just how it was supposed to be, clean. The entire village was cleaner than he ever remembered.
"How?" Iruka asked, in disbelief. Naruto could not have cleaned it all himself. Naruto just smiled.
"If you start the test I'll show you." His eyes twinkled, shining with a hidden glee. But when they rested on Hinata, the happiness faded away. From what Naruto could see, she was hunched over, as if she was trying to hide herself, and she refused to even look at him. It made Naruto feel very miserable, seeing his only friend hide away from him.
"Never mind. Alright, class. Today is graduation. It will be composed of a written test, weapon skills, Taijutsu, and the three Ninjutsu. Henge, Kawarimi, and Bunshin. Mizuki will pass out the test now. Naruto narrowed his eyes, Mizuki had never liked him. He would probably hand him a doctored copy.
He was proven right when, after glancing over the paper, he couldn't understand a single word. He raised his hand. Iruka raised an eyebrow, but did walk over. "What is it?" Naruto pointed at his test.
"My paper's been sabotaged." Iruka looked at the test. It definitely not meant for academy students. He nodded and produced another test for Naruto. He knew Mizuki didn't like Naruto, and the civilian council didn't want Naruto to pass, but they had gone too far.
As the hours passed, people slowly started turning in their papers. Iruka graded each one, and was pleased to see that Naruto had passed. When Hinata walked up to hand in her test, he noticed that there was a rather large bruise on her neck, and judging by the way she held herself, on the rest of her body too. She saw him staring, and hunched in even further, in an attempt to hide it.
When everybody had handed in the test Iruka instructed the class to go outside. They began the weapons test. Sakura barely passed, while Sasuke, as expected, got a near perfect score. Hinata did 2nd best, and Naruto should have scored higher, but a freak gust of wind pushed most of his kunai off course, resulting in a score only slightly better than Sakura's. He glanced at Mizuki, noticing the subtle hand movements.
"For the Taijutsu portion, we will have 1 on 1 fights. The loser is either knocked out of the ring, or is unconscious. First students, Sakura and Shiju." While the Taijutsu test began, Naruto went to find Hinata. She was in the very back, as far away from him as possible. Naruto felt a pain in his chest, hurt by her actions. As he approached, she saw him, and moved away as quickly as possible. Naruto swore he had seen tears in her eyes.
"Hinata and Ino!" Naruto stopped paying attention, even though Hinata was fighting. He didn't understand why she was avoiding him. He hadn't done anything to her, had he? 'Did I say something that made her hate me?' Naruto still had self-blame issues, after all the animosity the civilians had treated him with.
"Sasuke and Shikamaru!" 'I hope she forgives me, for whatever I did.' "You can't keep giving up, Shikamaru! How else will you become a ninja?" Iruka pleaded. Shikamaru hadn't even attempted to win. Sasuke just stood with his arms crossed, brooding as usual. He didn't seem to care if he fought or not. Shikamaru didn't reply, and left the circle. Iruka sighed "Why are the Nara so lazy? Whatever. Naruto and Kadechi!" Naruto shuffled into the circle. He seemed a lot less enthusiastic than usual. Kadechi however, looked confident. "Ready?" Iruka asked. They nodded. "Begin!"
"Hey, Idiot. Yeah you! Who else?" Kadechi said. Naruto looked at him. He was already having a hard time containing his anger. "You mad cause your girlfriend isn't talking to you? It's about time. I mean, why would anyone want to talk to you. You're poor, have no family, and your the demon brat. If anything, she should've left you a long time ago. Naruto's face darkened slowly. He really, really wanted to rip into the guy. "Shut up." He growled
Kadechi grinned. His parents had warned him about angering the demon brat, but what was the worst that could happen. He pushed a little harder. "She could've gone for a real man, like me. I'm not a blonde idiot."
"Shut. Up."
"And your a pussy. You haven't even tried anything with her.
"I said. Shut. Up."
"By now, I would have ravaged her naked, sexy body. Again, and again." Suddenly, he was assaulted by the largest force of killing intent he'd ever felt. The pressure was so immense, it forced him to his knees. He tried to stab himself, to get rid of the feeling, but his arm was too heavy.
"I told you to SHUT. UP!" Naruto screamed, his voice mixed with a deeper, inhuman voice. His hair was wild, erratic. His nails had sharpened into what could be easily defined as claws. His already abnormalities long canines lengthened even further, to the point where they were longer than any humans should be. His whisker marks darkened, and seemed more animalistic. But the most notable change was his eyes. Normally, Naruto's eyes were a simple shade of blue, full of mischievousness and kindness. But now, they were a blood red, the pupils of a fox.
Kadechi stared, too scared to move, too scared to breath. He sat in a puddle of his own urine, unable to control his bladder under the pressure. The class however, focused on Naruto. "What happened to him, Iruka-sensei?" Sakura asked.
"Nothing good. Nothing good." Iruka knew he wasn't powerful enough to take down an angry Jinchuuriki. And even the ANBU may not have been enough.
Naruto darted forward, too fast to see. Kadechi was thrown back, but before he could fall outside, Naruto was behind him. Again, and again, and again. Kadechi was tossed like a rag doll, but Naruto never let him leave the ring.
"It's… it's horrible. He's toying with him. You need to make him stop!" Sakura cried. People were murmuring.
"No wonder my parents told me not to make him mad."
"Yeah, this is brutal."
"At least it's not me."
Iruka tried to reason with Naruto. "Naruto, you need to stop, before you kill him!"
Naruto turned towards the rest of the class. His eyes were empty, dead. With no familiarity behind them. "Kill. Kill them all. Make it go away." Naruto said, he dropped Kadechi, who landed in a heap. He wouldn't be getting up anytime soon.
Naruto stalked towards the class, like a predator relishing its final moments with its prey. Iruka stepped forward, in a vain attempt to protect the class. Out the corner of his eye, Iruka saw a flash of blue colored hair. "No! Hinata! He'll kill you!"
"Stop, Naruto!" She stood in front of him, blocking his way.
"Kill her too. Everybody dies."
"Everybody doesn't need to die! You aren't a killer, Naruto! I know your mad, but don't do it!" She cried out to him. He raised a clawed hand, and for a second, it looked like he was going to kill her, but his eyes faltered. His right eye changed back to blue. He seemed to be struggling to control himself. He screamed, his head raised to the sky. It sounded like thousands of knives were being scratched. All at once.
When he stopped screaming, his features were normal, and he had a look of deep sorrow on his face. "I'm...sorry." He said, before he faltered and keeled over, unconscious. Iruka checked his pulse. Hi heartbeat was erratic, but slowly became controlled. He was covered in chakra burns, but, befor Iruka's eyes, the skin slowly peeled away to reveal new, fresh skin underneath. Naruto's breathing slowed down, and he shuddered, as if he were sleeping.
"Help me, Hinata." Iruka said. He and Hinata carried Naruto into the building, the rest of the class reluctantly following. They set him down at his normal seat. He shuffled, and Hinata flinched when his hand hit her side. "Hinata, Why are you covered in bruises?"
She looked away, making sure no one else could hear. "Last night, I had…familial training, as punishment for being seen with Naruto."
"It sounds more like abuse to me." Hinata was silent. That confirmed his suspicions, but if she didn't say it directly, he couldn't do anything. Raising his voice, he addressed the entire class. "Thank you for waiting. The exams will continue. Mizuki and I will call you one by one to room B3 for your Ninjutsu exam. Choji, come with me." Iruka and Choji left the room. After they left, small conversations began to spring up, but every once in awhile, someone would glance over at Naruto.
Hinata sat there, feeling very guilty. She knew she had something to do with…whatever had happened. Her father had warned her about angering Naruto, and now she knew why. She'd been avoiding him because she didn't want him to blame himself for her injuries. But now she saw that he had blamed himself anyway.
Naruto's eyes shot open, and he grabbed his head. "Ahhh, my head. What happened?" He sat up. Every head turned towards him. "What?" He asked. Everyone immediately turned away. Everyone, except Hinata.
"Are you okay?"
"My head just hurts. What happened? All I remember is fighting Kadechi, and then…Oh god no. How bad was it?" Hinata blinked. He seemed to be aware of what had happened, even if he didn't have the memories.
"He'll live. You didn't hurt him too bad. But I want to know what happened." Naruto cringed, he really didn't want to talk about it. Not now, possibly not ever. So he did the next best thing. He changed the subject.
"Why were you avoiding me?"
Hinata looked away. "Yesterday, while you were being chased by the ANBU, my father found out I was with you…" Naruto's eyes widened. He already knew how bad the Hyuuga clan was.
"How bad was it? What did he do?"
"He called it 'familial training' but, it was more like everyone versus Hinata. But I'm fine now. More importantly, I need to know what happened. Don't change the subject."
Naruto sighed. "Look, Hinata. Your my best friend, but...I have a really big secret, and I promised Jiji that I wouldn't tell anyone about it, unless it was absolutely necessary. I'm not sure if I'm ever going to tell anyone. And, it's better if you don't know."
Hinata was silent. She just stared into his face, making Naruto feel really self-conscious. "You don't trust me." She finally said.
"No! That's not it! It's just...I can't tell you now. I promise that one day, I'll tell you, the entire truth. But today's not that day."
"You're going to tell me tomorrow, after we've been placed onto our teams. Everything.Got it?" She was making the scariest face. He knew that if he refused, he would pay, multiple times over.
"Okay, okay. Tomorrow. I promise." He sighed. Now he had to worry about this too. "Anyway, what happened to Kadechi?"
"You probably fractured some of his bones. He'll be fine though. And he deserved it."
"Yeah. He was a pervert."
"Says the guy who bought 50 dildos in one go."
"Hey! It was only 45! And I didn't do anything inappropriate!"
"Hinata Hyuuga."
"Huh?" They looked over, to see that most of the room was empty. They hadn't even seen people go to take their Ninjutsu test. Hinata stood, and made her way to the door.
"Good luck, Hinata-chan!" Hinata smiled.
"You too!" And she disappeared. Naruto decided to take the time to read about some of his dad's diary.
A ninja is loyal and obedient.
Today I learned an important lesson. Sometimes, a ninja will be forced to choose between saving a loved one, or the village. When given the choice, most choose to save their loved one. But as ninja, we are expected to protect the village at any cost. So what do we choose? It depends on the morality. Is the village in danger because of a loved one? Is the village not doing its job as a village. As Shinobi we must carefully weigh the consequences in an unbiased fashion. We-
"Naruto Namikaze."
Naruto saw Iruka waiting for him. He stood, and walked down the aisle. "You feeling alright, Naruto?"
"Yeah. Sorry you had to see that Iruka-sensei."
"It's not your fault. He went too far. Anyway, are your ready for your Ninjutsu exam?"
"Of course." Iruka smiled. Inside the room Mizuki was already waiting, and their was a table of headbands. "Alright, Naruto." Iruka said once he was seated. "First, Henge." Naruto brought his hands together. In a puff of smoke, the Yondaime Hokage stepped into sight. "Good job. Kawarimi?" Again, Naruto brought his hands together. He was replaced with a log, and Naruto stood in the corner. "Very good. Bunshin?" Iruka crossed his fingers. He hoped Naruto would do it. In a quick succession of hand signs, Naruto used his Jutsu.
"Kage Bunshin no Jutsu!"
The room was filled with 20 copies of Naruto. One of them grinned at Iruka. "That's how I cleaned it all, Iruka-sensei."
Iruka was stunned, to clean up the entire mess in 10 minutes would have taken hundreds of clones. Containing his pride he said "I have to say, I'm very impressed. Shadow clones, at such a young age. I'm happy to tell you that you've passed." he handed him a headband.
"Naruto Namikaze. You are now a ninja of Konoha."
Please R&R. The more reviews I get, the more I want to write. The next chapter is already done, just waiting for edits.